King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Thirty years is equivalent to two generations.

Zhu Tan was very curious about the thirty years that Cui Ying mentioned.

Hearing this, Cui Ying said: "Even if I don't say it, the generals of the Ming Dynasty should be able to see it!"

"Although the Japanese pirates used every possible means, they were useless in the face of powerful forces!"

Cui Ying told everything she knew and her opinions.

Zhu Tan raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised.

There are many things that Cui Ying said that the Ming Dynasty did not know.

Thirty years is not a joke; it is a real way to succeed.

Cui Ying didn’t care how the Ming Dynasty built such a warship, but it was complicated and it would be difficult for others to learn it secretly, and the Ming Dynasty would also keep it secret.

Although the Japanese pirates took advantage of loopholes and used shady tricks everywhere, if they were discovered before attacking the land, it would inevitably lead to a naval battle. A warship like this would not be afraid of any other warships of the Japanese pirates, and the pirates could only wait for death.

If we knew where the Japanese pirates' ship was parked, we would see it sailing past and aim our cannons at it. With a few shots, the pirates' ship would be destroyed.

This ship is as stable as Mount Tai when patrolling on the sea. How can the Japanese pirates easily attack the land?

"That makes sense. Although General Cui is old, his accumulated experience in fighting the Japanese invaders is invaluable!"

Zhu Tan praised.

What Cui Ying said was indeed correct, he originally had a similar plan.

However, what the Japanese pirates did to the Ming Dynasty was far more than just this.

For example, Japanese pirates and maritime merchants secretly colluded to build merchant ships to deceive others, and they could also achieve their goals.

However, Zhu Tan did not ask, but lay down in the chair and rested comfortably.

I didn't sleep last night and I'm tired now.

The three of them looked at the huge ship, and the shock in their hearts could not be suppressed for a long time.

Wang Yu suddenly sighed. He never thought he would end up like this.

"If the king had listened to our advice, how could this happen today?"

Lee Seong-gye sneered and leaned against the wood to rest.

"If you hadn't rebelled, nothing like this would have happened. You think too simply."

Cui Ying looked unwilling and helpless.

It seems that only Goryeo is rebelling, but in fact there are people who are not weaker than Goryeo, the Jurchens, the Oirat, the Tatars, and even the Mongols, who will also be watching this scene.

If Goryeo had been able to bite off a piece of meat, the outcome would have been different.

Li Chenggui said disdainfully: "What's the difference? Maybe you can save your life now. What you want to do is tantamount to committing suicide. The Ming Dynasty is not a vegetarian!"

"You do not understand!"

Wang Yu was too lazy to talk to Lee Seong-gye and just closed his eyes and took a rest.

"Lee Seong-gye is right. The Ming Dynasty is not a pushover. You think that by being the first to come out, you can occupy Liaodong, or even induce the Jurchens and other vassal states to attack the Ming Dynasty, and you can get a piece of the pie. Unfortunately, you didn't see the battlefield last night!"

Zhu Tan lay in the chair and spoke leisurely.

Li Chenggui took over the conversation and told the story of last night with a wry smile.

The two of them went from being disdainful at first to being shocked later.

"If Your Highness doesn't give me a chance, my people will most likely be wiped out or surrender early!"

Lee Seong-gye closed his eyes. Last night he felt the power of the cannons and the muskets. He knew very well in his heart that the Ming Dynasty was no longer the Ming Dynasty they thought it was.

The detection here is too obvious. In the past, siege vehicles, siege crossbows and other weapons were needed. These were powerful, but compared to cannons, they were nothing and were no match at all.

The Ming Dynasty was strong in the past, but not invincible. But in today's Ming Dynasty, neither they nor the Jurchens are a match.

The two looked at Zhu Tan in amazement, feeling it was absurd. They didn't expect these things to have such power. At the same time, they felt a little frightened.

I thought of the scene of Lee Seong-gye facing artillery fire if he didn’t have breakfast.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, or I'll hang you outside the boat!"

Zhu Tan waved his hands impatiently and slowly fell asleep.

Li Chenggui stopped talking and fell into a deep sleep. He had been fighting for a long time last night and had some injuries on his body. Now that he had been bandaged, he felt very tired.

Wang Yu and Cui Ying looked at each other in silence and could only close their eyes.

With thousands of people less, the warship became much lighter and faster, sailing along the newly designated route.

Zhu Tan was also very tired and slept until he woke up naturally.

He had a dream, a somewhat strange dream.

In the dream, he was holding a woman's hand and bowing to a woman, but he couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly, and he couldn't even see the woman's appearance next to him clearly. He could just roughly feel that the woman next to him was very beautiful, and then he spent a good night with the woman.

"Your Highness, wake up!"

The general woke Zhu Tan up.

"arrive?"

Zhu Tan opened his eyes dazedly, and what he saw were familiar scenes.

"We're here. The boat is much lighter and will be faster than before!"

The general said respectfully.

Before, it took them nearly two days to travel at full speed. Now that the weight has been reduced by 300,000 or 400,000 kilograms, the speed can be much faster.

The day is up.

"I slept all day!"

Zhu Tan looked at the general with some surprise.

The general nodded. They had originally planned to wake up Zhu Tan at night, but Zhu Tan looked impatient and told them not to wake him up unless necessary.

However, several generals carried Zhu Tan into the room again and carried him out after dawn.

Zhu Tan was a little confused. He had some impression that someone called him, but he was having a sweet dream at that time.

"It's always like this on your first sea voyage. Your Highness rushed to Xijing as soon as possible after sailing. You haven't slept all night, which is very exhausting. The bumpy sea is naturally not as good as resting on land!"

An older general said with a smile.

Zhu Tan stretched out, feeling refreshed in the breeze, and was slightly reminiscing about the dream he had.

"Where are the three of them?"

Zhu Tan asked while looking at the empty cage.

"It was a cold night, and the three of them couldn't stand it, so we sent them to their rooms!"

A general answered.

"Good job getting them all out."

Soon, dozens of people were invited out, wearing bracelets and shackles, looking haggard and obviously not having slept well.

"Your Highness, there are dozens of them crammed into one room!"

A general saw that Zhu Tan was a little confused and hurriedly explained in a low voice.

"well done!"

Zhu Tan smiled, as he could imagine that this group of people had a hard time last night, and then he saw Lee Seong-gye appear at the end with wounds that had not yet scabbed over.

"This man was injured, so we took him to one of our rooms!"

Hearing this, Zhu Tan nodded with satisfaction.

This is considered treating the prisoners well. If they were in the hands of other people, they would not be asked to please, but would be whipped. If they were disobedient, they would be whipped violently, worse than animals.

Everyone looked at Zhu Tan in confusion, not understanding what Zhu Tan asked them to do.

However, Zhu Tan ignored him and turned around to eat.

Many people were hungry, but no one gave them food.

"Look at your ass, what right do you, a bunch of captives, have to eat anything?"

A general glared at everyone.

The warships left the sea and entered the wide river, where more and more fishing boats and some flower boats appeared.

When they saw the huge warship approaching, the ships all made way or even moved away.

"His Royal Highness Prince Lu has returned, hurry up and report!"

Seeing this, the soldiers on the shore hurried forward to report.

The news spread from one level to another, and soon people rode their horses and rushed to the temporary palace. The return of the Prince of Lu was a big event, and they dared not be negligent in the slightest. Zhu Yuanzhang also gave orders.

"Take a good look at the Ming Dynasty. These people will only live better in the future!"

Zhu Tan looked at the scenery on the shore and spoke slowly.

The Ming Dynasty will only be better in the future. Today, there are still some places in the Ming Dynasty that are in dire straits, perhaps because of natural disasters, or perhaps because of man-made disasters caused by the inaction of some officials.

But it will become increasingly rare in the future.

Everyone looked at the shore in confusion.

They didn't want to care about the lives of these people. Now that they were closer to their destination, they were worried about what would happen to them.

Yanzhou Palace!

Zhu Yuanzhang was interrupted by a eunuch while handling state affairs.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Lu is back!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stood up and asked happily, "This rebellious son is back?"

"Yes, yes, your Majesty!"

The eunuch stuttered, not understanding why Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy and called Prince Lu a rebellious son.

"This bastard has been away for the past few days, but there is a lot of evidence of his rebellion!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

He had been waiting for news from Lan Yu, but he didn't expect Zhu Tan to come back.

"Come here, call Shang Biao'er and all the civil and military officials, we need to see what this rebellious son has gained!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

He has been in the palace for the past half month, handling all government affairs here. Basically, there are only him and Zhu Biao in the palace.

The most talked about thing these days is Zhu Tan, especially a lot of evidence about Zhu Tan's rebellion.

He kept it to himself and only discussed it with Zhu Biao, then conducted a secret investigation, but he ignored the ministers regarding this matter.

Soon, Zhu Yuanzhang got ready and headed for the dock.

"Finally back!"

Zhu Tan looked at the pier getting closer and closer and couldn't help but smile.

Some small boats approached, and the boatmen caught the ropes from the warships and brought them to the shore to hand them over to the soldiers.

The soldiers harnessed it to a carriage and let the horses pull the ship slowly to the shore.

Zhu Tan ordered the soldiers to hold Wang Yu and others down and prepare to disembark.

This time he reaped a great harvest. Wang Yu and others were captured alive by him, and he successfully took over the land of Goryeo.

The former vassal states no longer exist, and from now on there will only be place names but no countries.

Just as Zhu Tan was about to get off the boat, he saw a group of people in the distance and was stunned.

The two men in the lead wearing yellow robes and the civil and military officials in court robes, such a special scene, I think everyone in the Ming Dynasty would be able to recognize it.

"I didn't expect this kid to be so quick, and he even said he had a surprise for his dad!"

Zhu Tan said with a smile and took Wang Yu and others off the boat.

"Your Majesty, a thousand years old!"

The soldiers on both sides greeted Zhu Tan in unison, with great momentum and courage.

Zhu Tan walked towards Zhu Yuanzhang with a swagger.

"This rebellious son seems to be quite happy!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a low voice with a smile on his face.

Zhu Biao nodded slightly. He wanted to appear serious, but he was indeed very happy that Zhu Tan came back.

The civil and military officials behind the two men were all different at this moment.

Some ministers had a look of joy on their faces, and seemed to be impatient.

Some ministers looked calm.

The generals on Tang He's side were all frowning at this moment, with a hint of worry.

Next to Tang He was Princess Lu, who was wearing a faint smile at the moment, looking quiet and charming, and lovable. Compared to pretending, he was really happy at the moment.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Lu!"

After Zhu Tan came in, all the civil and military officials saluted and said in unison.

"Old Ten, long time no see!"

Zhu Biao said slowly.

"Greetings, Big Brother, Father, Big Brother. It won't be long. Sorry to have kept Father and Big Brother waiting for a long time!"

Zhu Tan bowed with a smile.

"It seems you know, you rebellious son, do you know your sin?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked calm and questioned Zhu Tan.

Zhu Tan licked his lips and immediately realized that his father was accusing him of standing him up again, so he burst out laughing.

"Father, what are you talking about? I didn't mean to make you wait so long. I just had something urgent to do and had to wait!"

Zhu Tan said with a grin.

snort!
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said, "So, I have wronged you?"

"Your Majesty, your words are too serious. I cannot say that I was wronged. It was just a misunderstanding. That day, I received a letter of surrender from Lee Seong-gye, and then Wang U's envoy arrived. The matter was somewhat urgent, so I left without saying goodbye!"

Zhu Tan explained with a smile.

He had prepared his speech long ago and had anticipated this scene, and even wrote a draft before leaving.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be laughing in anger. He had a chair brought and sat down slowly, as if he was planning to interrogate Zhu Tan here.

Upon seeing this, all the ministers could not help but raise their eyebrows, knowing what Zhu Yuanzhang was going to do. Many ministers had joy in their eyes, feeling that Zhu Tan had fallen out of favor.

But the emperor didn't let them sit down, they could only stand.

Zhu Biao sat aside, listening quietly with a smile in his eyes, as if he was watching a good show.

"Since you have your reasons, I shouldn't blame you. But why didn't you tell me about such a big thing in advance? Instead, why didn't you let Princess Lu tell me after you left?"

Zhu Yuanzhang questioned.

After hearing this, many ministers had secret smiles on their faces, as if they were very happy to see this scene. On the contrary, many people on Tang He's side had a hint of worry.

"Father, what you said is wrong. It's not that I don't want to say it, but if I say it, I'm afraid that you will stop me. Therefore, I will execute it first and report it later. Besides, I have gained a lot from this matter."

Zhu Tan bowed.

"Oh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke in a long voice, with doubt in his eyes and a somewhat cold tone.

Everyone was also a little confused and didn't understand what Zhu Tan had gained.

With only a few thousand people, what chances could they have of winning against Lee Seong-gye's army? Many ministers even believed that Zhu Tan came back this time probably because he saw that the situation was not right and ran back directly.

"Bring it up!"

Zhu Tan clapped his hands and signaled for the person to be brought over, with a mysterious smile on his face.

Soon, Wang Yu and others were brought over.

Seeing dozens of people wearing shackles and looking like prisoners, everyone felt a little strange and was guessing something in their hearts.

"Old Ten, who are these people? Don't keep us in suspense!"

Zhu Biao spoke.

"Father, brother, this is the King of Goryeo, Wang Yu!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Tan pointed at Wang Yu, who looked a little haggard, and said with a smile.

what?
Everyone was stunned, and then looked at Wang Yu with waiting eyes.

The clothes Wang Yu wore were Hu clothing, which looked somewhat luxurious, but he looked like a lost dog, making them feel like he was a merchant captured from somewhere.

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes, looked at Wang Yu for a few times, and said slowly: "Rebellious son, don't think that you can confuse people just by arresting some Hu people or Koreans. I heard from Lan Yu that you had a big fight with Li Chenggui, why did you come back so soon!"

(End of this chapter)